The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-07-16
Important Amendment to the Road Law


The following act was passed at the late
session of the legislature amending sect
ion 10 of the road law, for countries un0el
township organization, materially chang
ing the mode obtaining county aid fol
building bridges in towns.
"Sec. 10. When it is necessary to con
struct or repair any bridge over a stream
or any approach or approaches thereto, by
means of an embankment or trestle work
on public road In any town, or on or neal
to or across town line, in which work the
town is wholly or in part responsible, and
the cost of which will be more than 20 cts
on the 500 on the latest assessment roll
and the levy of the road tax for two years
previous In said town was In each year fol
the full amount of 60 cts on each 500 al
lowed by law for the commissioners Il
raise, the major part of which Is needed
for the repair of roads and bridges, the
commissioners may petition the county
board for aid and If the foregoing facts
shall appear the county board snail appro
pirate from the county treasury a sum suf
ticient to meet onehalf the expenses Of said
bridge or other work, on condition that the
town asking aid shall fu nish the other
half of the required amount; PrOUtd d, that
said commissioners shall, when it is deter
mined by them that they will ask said
county aid, as provided for in this section
and before any contract for work or m ster-
ial, or any other expense, may have beer
entered into, present their said petition to
the county boagd if 1t shall be in session
TO the chairman of said county board
whereupon said county bOrad, or the chair
man thereof, as the case may be, shall ap
point three members of said board, none
of whom shall reside In the town asking
aid as aforesaid, to represent the county In
said matter, and said supervisors when sc
appointed and notified shall meet said com
missioners at time and place to be selected
by sad commissioners; and the cOmmiss
toner's and supervisors shall organize by
electng one of their number chairman
and said commissioners and supervisors
shall make all contracts in manner prOvid
ed by law for work, material and other eX
penses necessary for the construction OF
repairing OF said bridge or approach OF
approaches thereto, majority vote of said
commissioners and three supervisors being
necessary 10 make any contract or Incur
any expense; AMI prOcided FURTHER, that al
expenditures shall be made Ey said com
missioners and supervisors, and the county
board shall not be liable for any part OF
said expenses, or compelled to pay any part
of its appropriation until all OF the work
has been fully completed and accepted by
said commissioners and supervisors, ano
said facts properly certified 10 by said sup
ervisors and presented IA said county boart
at meeting held after the completion OF
said work, which certificate shall contain
an itemIzed account of the eXpendi' ures
And proDided further, If the supervisor!
and commissioners when organized a
aforesaid shall fail to agree or como to ,
conclusion on the matters before them. the,
shall, on account of a tie summon repr
table citizen who is householder of sale
couHty, but not resident of the town ask
| ing aid, said summons to be served by an,
constable of the county; and all question
in Dispute and remaining unsettled shall
be submitted - him. whose decision shall
| be final On all matters SO submitted Tn,
fees of the householder shall be the sam,
as that ef the supervisors, and the con
stables fees shall be the same as constable
fees for summoning jury, and all of sal,
fees of said numbers of commission, ant
constable fees, shall be paid out of sal,
| funds as part of the expenses" Approved
| J une 10, 1887.